- 1797 in music
Events
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February 12 - First performance of "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser " (God Save Emperor Francis), an anthem to Francis II, Emperor of theHoly Roman Empire and later ofAustria , with lyrics byLorenz Leopold Haschka and music byJoseph Haydn .Published popular music
Classical music
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Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata, Op 7, in E-flat
*Joseph Haydn - 6 String Quartets, Op 76, "Erdödy Quartets"
*Hyacinthe Jadin - "Quartet for Strings", Op 1,
*Giovanni Battista Viotti - "Concerto for Violin no 22 in A minor"Opera *
Luigi Cherubini - "Médée " (first performed in Paris; libretto byFrançois-Benoit Hoffman )
*Józef Elsner - "Amazonki"
*Luigi Mosca - "L'impresario burlato"Births
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January 31 -Franz Schubert , composer (d. 1828)
*October 26 -Giuditta Pasta , operatic soprano (d. 1865)
*November 29 -Gaetano Donizetti , composer (d. 1848)Deaths
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February 2 -Pasquale Anfossi , composer (b. 1727)
*May 28 -Anton Raaff , operatic tenor (b. 1714)
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**Antoine Dauvergne , violinist and composer (b. 1713)
**Philip Hayes, organist (b. 1738)
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